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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Safety-Catch Linkers for Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis.

Sikabwe Noki, Beatriz G de la Torre, Fernando Albericio

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Late-Stage Functionalization of Peptides on the Solid Phase.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
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  6. Silica-Assisted Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis (SiPPS).Journal of peptide science : an official publication of the European Peptide Society · 2025
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  11. Review on the o-Aminoaniline Moiety in Peptide and Protein Chemistry.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sikabwe NokiPeptide Science Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban 4000, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1112-8256
Beatriz G de la TorreKwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-8521-9172
Fernando AlbericioPeptide Science Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban 4000, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8946-0462

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Solid-phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) is the preferred strategy for synthesizing most peptides for research purposes and on a multi-kilogram scale. One key to the success of SPPS is the continual evolution and improvement of the original method proposed by Merrifield. Over the years, this approach has been enhanced with the introduction of new solid supports, protecting groups for amino acids, coupling reagents, and other tools. One of these improvements is the use of the so-called "safety-catch" linkers/resins. The linker is understood as the moiety that links the peptide to the solid support and protects the C-terminal carboxylic group. The "safety-catch" concept relies on linkers that are totally stable under the conditions needed for both α-amino and side-chain deprotection that, at the end of synthesis, can be made labile to one of those conditions by a simple chemical reaction (e.g., an alkylation). This unique characteristic enables the simultaneous use of two primary protecting strategies: tert-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) and fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl (Fmoc). Ultimately, at the end of synthesis, either acids (which are incompatible with Boc) or bases (which are incompatible with Fmoc) can be employed to cleave the peptide from the resin. This review focuses on the most significant "safety-catch" linkers.

Indexed as

Antifibrinolytic AgentsSolid-Phase Synthesis TechniquesAlkylationAmino AcidsPeptidesResins, PlantAmino AcidsAntifibrinolytic AgentsPeptidesResins, Plantoxidative SCLsprotecting groupsreductive acidolysis SCLssafety-catch linkers (SCLs)SPPS

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PMID38611709
PMCPMC11012524

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